SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 16, 2005
SIGMA-ALDRICH CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-8135 | | 43-1050617 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
3050 Spruce Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 771-5765
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 16, 2005, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation issued a press release announcing the Company’s acquisition of Proligo. A copy of this press release is furnished with this report as an exhibit to this Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)Exhibits
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Exhibit Number
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| 99.1 | | Press Release issued February 16, 2005 - SIGMA-ALDRICH (NASDAQ: SIAL) TO ACQUIRE PROLIGO GROUP TO STRENGTHEN GENOMICS RESEARCH TOOLS PORTFOLIO. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 16, 2005
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| SIGMA-ALDRICH CORPORATION |
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| By: | | /s/ Karen Miller
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| | | Karen Miller, Corporate Controller |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number
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| 99.1 | | Press Release issued February 16, 2005 - SIGMA-ALDRICH (NASDAQ: SIAL) TO ACQUIRE PROLIGO GROUP TO STRENGTHEN GENOMICS RESEARCH TOOLS PORTFOLIO. |
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